Pause Fest

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: E-I-E-IPO, Pause Fest goes on permanent pause, New Zealand raises ramp up

Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.

Also Startup Daily

Here's our pick of the top six startups from Pause Fest

TechCrunch profiles six standout startups from Melbourne's Pause Fest pitch competition, recalling past raises by Medinet, Everty, Relectrify and Gabriel among the winners.

VCs are human too: Goterra founder Olympia Yarger on the emotional road to securing seed funding

An interview with Goterra founder Olympia Yarger and investor Will Richardson recalling her emotionally difficult seed raise, backed by Giant Leap Fund, and the investor relationship that helped close it.

Also Forbes Australia